The Witness by Nora Roberts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Definitely one of Roberts' best work. I loved the characters she created in The Witness. Elizabeth Fitch has it tough. Her mom doesn't love her and considers her almost like a lab experiment. Then she witnesses something she wasn't supposed to see and then disappears, creating a new identity for herself. She's super smart, a bit of a geek, and throughout the entire book I really felt bad for what she had to go through as a child. Then as an adult, I respected how she pieced together her life and was able to move on, albeit with some OCD tendencies but that's pretty understandable considering what she went through. Her character/personality was complex but believable and it made me love her more because she had so many issues she wanted to solve on her own but it wasn't fully possible until she met Brooks Gleason.
Brooks Gleason is so disarming and charming and its a definite plus that he's supposed to be a handsome fella. I loved his character because he was so good for Elizabeth. He really complemented all her faults, and he had a few of his own which made me like him more because he wasn't "the perfect" type. He's pretty easy-going, relaxed, and so patient with her. Roberts doesn't generally create perfect characters, even their physical attributes have minor flaws that can become endearing.
The story really touched my heart and I was completely swept away in their love story, the suspense and development from beginning to end. Roberts almost never fails to create a believable and heartwarming novel, complete with a past, present and future for her characters.
5/5 stars.
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